A Ponchatoula woman pleaded guilty Friday for attempting to steal nearly $65,000 from a bank where she was an employee.

The U.S. Attorney's Office said 70-year-old Frances Carrington gave her guilty plea in a New Orleans courtroom Friday.

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According to The Associated Press, federal prosecutors charged her with one count of bank larceny stemming for an embezzlement scheme at the First Guaranty Bank in Ponchatoula.

Before her arrest, Carrington was acting as branch operations officer at the Northshore bank. The details behind the investigation were unclear, but investigators learned she had attempted to steal nearly $65,000.